| Brett T. Williams | |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Branch: | United States Air Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1981-2014 |
| Rank: | Major General |
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| Awards: | |
| Laterwork: | Speaker, Business Executive |
Brett T. Williams is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as director of operations for U.S. Cyber Command from July 2012 to June 2014. He retired from the Air Force on June 1, 2014.[1]
Williams earned his commission as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Duke University. He is a graduate of Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot training and the USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course.
During his Air Force career, Williams served in four senior leadership positions: As the director of operations (J3) at U.S. Cyber Command, he led a team of 400 people responsible for offensive global operations and defense of all DOD networks; as the director of operations (A3O), he led the service's largest staff directorate, comprising more than 1300 Airmen and civilians stationed worldwide; as the director of communications (J6) for U.S. Pacific Command, his 150-person directorate executed an annual budget of $57 million and was responsible for command and control networks supporting DOD's largest geographic warfighting command; and finally, as the inspector general for Air Combat Command, he was responsible for oversight of all U.S.-based combat flying organizations.
Operationally, Williams led a variety of complex entities ranging in size from 300 to more than 9000 personnel. His most significant leadership position was as commander of the 18th Wing in Okinawa, Japan, the largest combat wing in the Air Force. Williams was responsible for relationships with Japanese political and business leaders in a highly volatile community environment. He executed an annual budget in excess of $100 million in support of more than 25,000 U.S. service members, their families and Japanese employees. Williams is an F-15C fighter pilot with 28 years of flying experience, including more than 100 combat missions. In 2009, he was presented with the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award.
He is a command pilot with more than 3,700 hours in the F-15C and more than 100 combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
Williams is a founder of IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., and is president of its operations, training and security division. As a leading expert on cybersecurity, Williams has appeared on NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos and MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.[2]
He conducts cyber-risk training seminars as a faculty member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and is chairman of the advisory board for the Duke University School of Nursing. He serves on a board for Ciena Government Solutions Inc., and serves on the board of advisors for TRI-COR Industries, an IT services firm.[3]
| Major General | November 11, 2010 | ||
| Brigadier General | October 2, 2007 | ||
| Colonel | July 1, 2002 | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel | January 1, 1998 | ||
| Major | June 1, 1993 | ||
| Captain | April 15, 1985 | ||
| First Lieutenant | April 15, 1983 | ||
| Second Lieutenant | May 9, 1981 |